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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Letzler, David, author.

Title: The cruft of fiction: mega-novels and the science of paying attention / David Letzler.

Description: Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2017. | Series: Frontiers of narrative | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016044209

ISBN 9780803299627 (cloth: alk. paper)

ISBN 9781496201645 (epub)

ISBN 9781496201652 (mobi)

ISBN 9781496201669 (pdf)

Subjects: LCSH: Fiction—Psychological aspects. | Reading, Psychology of.

Classification: LCC PN3352.P7 L48 2017 | DDC 808.3—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016044209

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